
The countdown is getting serious.
With the 2025 Daytona 500 looming on Feb. 16, the Daytona Beach News-Journal is checking off the boxes on the calendar until the 67th running of the Great American Race.
Today’s driver and car: A lot of greats won NASCAR races with the No. 2 on the side of the car, including Dale Earnhardt early in his career. But no one won more in the deuce than Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace. While he won 55 Cup races in his great career, he’s on a list of impressive racers who never managed to win a Daytona 500.
Daytona NASCAR race schedule
Friday: Truck Series, Fresh From Florida 250, 7:30 p.m. (FS1).
Saturday: ARCA 200, noon (Fox); Xfinity Series, United Rentals 300, 5 p.m. (CW).
Sunday: Daytona 500, 2:30 p.m. (Fox).
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Daytona 500 countdown is where? Rusty Wallace drives by to offer hint